Powerline communications / Klaus Dostert.
By: Dostert, Klaus.
Contributor(s): Dostert, Klaus. Powerline Kommunikation. English.
Material type: BookSeries: Prentice Hall communications engineering and emerging technologies series: Publisher: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall PTR, c2001Description: xii, 338 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0130293423.Subject(s): Telecommunication lines | Electric lines -- Carrier transmission | Telecommunication systemsDDC classification: 621.3823Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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The intention of this work is to demonstrate the possibilities and limitations of PLC (Power Line Communications) technology with respect to individual needs. It presents and analyzes the background information and research results.
Translation of: Powerline Kommunikation.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-329) and index.
Introduction -- The electric power supply system and its properties -- Historical development of data communication over powerlines -- New usage possibilities of the low-voltage level based on European standards -- Innovation potential from deregulation - possibilities and limits of signal transmission -- Appropriate modulation schemes for PLC and communication system concepts -- Conclusions and further work.
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- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Electric Power Supply System and Its Properties
- Topological and Electrical Structures
- 3 Historical Development of Data Communication over Powerlines
- Possibilities and Limits of Classical Usage Types
- 4 New Usage Possibilities of the Low-Voltage Level Based on European Standards
- The European CENELEC Standard EN 50065 for the Frequency Range Below the Long-Wave Broadcast Band
- 5 Innovation Potential from Deregulation
- Deregulation of the Telecommunication Markets
- Fast Data Transmission over Building Installations (Last Meter Solutions) the HomePlug Powerline Alliance
- Telecommunication Access over the Low-Voltage Grid (Last-Mile Solutions). Energy Market Deregulation (Free Electricity Trade). Bandwidth Requirements and Frequency Allocation
- Channel Characteristics, Coupling and Measuring Techniques at High Frequencies for PLC. The Powerline Channel Model
- The High-Frequency Interference Scenario
- Access Impedance
- Estimating the Powerline Channel Capacity
- Electromagnetic Compatibility: Problems and Solutions
- Measures of Network Conditioning Analysis of Feasibility and Efficiency
- 6 Appropriate Modulation Schemes for PLC and Communication System Concepts
- Introduction
- Single-Carrier Modulation and CDMA. PLC Signal Characteristics and Level-Limit Measurements
- OFDM A Multicarrier Scheme for High-Speed PLC. OFDM Signal Synthesis, Carrier Modulation and Demodulation
- OFDM for High-Speed PLC Summary
- 7 Conclusions and Further Work
- 8 Reading List and Bibliography by Topics
- Carrier-Frequency Modulation in High-Voltage Lines
- Ripple Carrier Signaling
- Standards and Regulation Issues
- Spread-Spectrum Techniques
- Fundamentals of Communications, Systems Theory, and RF Technology
- PLC-Related Electronic Circuit Design, Application Notes
- Communication over the Electric Power Distribution Grid
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KLAUS DOSTERT has, since 1992, been full professor on the faculty of electrical engineering and information technology at the University of Karlsrühe in Germany, where he leads a PLC research group of eight scientists. His work has led to more than 50 scientific publications and 10 patents in the field of PLC. Dostert was keynote speaker at the International Symposium on Power Line Communications and its Applications and has initiated and chaired numerous PLC seminars and workshops. He holds a doctoral degree from the University of Kaiserslautern and is a senior member of the Computer Society of the IEEE.